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Here's a list of what's on the political shows this week...

TPT's Almanac:

- Meteorologist Paul Douglas will discuss the flooding in North Dakota and northwestern Minnesota.

- Hennepin County Attorney Mike Freeman and former Hennepin County Attorney Tom Johnson will discuss the plan to change prison sentences.

- Republicans John Berns and Dan McElroy and Democrats Ember Reichgott Junge and Andy Dawkins discuss the legislative session.

Fox News' Sean Hannity show:

GOP Rep. Michele Bachmann will be on tonight at 8 pm.

WCCO Sunday Morning:

- Minnesota Senator Amy Klobuchar

- Jayne Haugen Olson, Editor and Chief of Sky Magazine (Delta Airlines in-flight magazine)

- David Schultz - Hamline Professor and Political pundit

KSTP's At Issue:

-Annette Meeks and Cathie Hartnett debate the latest tax increase proposal to solve the state's budget deficit.

-Cathie Hartnett and David Strom debate a proposal to merge two counties and part of a third to make services more efficient.

On the national scene:

President Obama will be on CBS' Face the Nation

Treasury Secretary Tim Geithner and Arizona Sen. John McCain will be on Meet the Press.

Defense Secretary Bill Robert Gates will headline Fox News Sunday.

Geithner will also appear on ABC's This Week

Sen. Kent Conrad (D-ND) and Sen. Mitch McConnell (R-KY) will be on CNN's State of the Union.